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I find it utterly fascinating that Caleb Widogast asked for nothing in return from Fjord and Jester after the Iron Shepards Arc....But when Fjord pushed him to go further, to give into his curiosity and darkside during the blood ritual--that was the moment that he felt he could leverage for a later favor.
And yet y'all still think this is proof of fanon evil-morally black and white-Caleb.
If you can't advertise cigarettes you shouldn't be able to advertise alchohol or gambling. This is apparently controversial to the people making the rules
Twitter is fucking exhausting. People use their limited character count to post a screenshot of someone voicing their opinion and add a snarky, demeaning line or two to gain some sort of completely worthless moral high-ground.
Don't get me wrong. If used correctly to point out larger problems (i.e. misrepresentation or non-representation of minority, for example the sexist statement of some Escape from Tarkov dev people about women in war, and similar), it's potentially helpful, but even that often just turns into "who has the hottest takes with the least amount of characters?"
But I see this kind of hyper hostile one-upping rarely for these kinds of important conversations. I mostly see it accompanied with a screenshot of someone comparing Harvest Moon to Stardew Valley to make a larger point and it getting torn to shredds because Twitter User "I only fuck polar bears without consent" @ artsi_draws sees an easy joke which gives them meaningless applause from their faceless followers.
Just really exhausting.
OSWALD FOR MAYOR
I forsee this happening in the future.
PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPS
I just had the wackiest and most awesome day. HOLY SNOOPS.
I got the surprise opportunity to help out a couple of my professors (ex-professors?) with a comics workshop for visiting high school students. And let me tell you: these kids Rocked. My. Socks. Off. (Seriously -- look at that picture -- do you see any socks? They’re off. Gone. Blown out to space. Whoosh.) I tell you, I think I learned more from these young artists than they actually did from me.
Not only was this a rare chance to practice my public speaking (oops) but it also blew me back to my high school days (a long time ago, in a school far far away...) -- and daaaaang, I feel kind of like an old fart already! (Not that I’m complaining! Social security, here I com-- oh, wait.) But these kids have serious “chops,” as my prof Miles says.
And talking with these youngsters reminded me just how broad comics is -- and art in general! It reminded me how you can make ideas, stories, comics, animations, sculptures, etc. from essentially anything... and it reminded me just how vitally important it is to follow one’s passions! (Aww, there’s the cheese.)
Watching these students and running around the room screeching about how awesome their work is, I remembered that one of the most important things in art is enthusiasm. If you like a thing, and you make the thing you like, there’s good odds that other people will like your thing too! I saw so much enthusiasm in that room, it touched my heart.
I have a tricky time putting things into words, but I wanted to say, if any of those students find this post (or anyone else who is a student or artist -- of any age!), KEEP GOING. DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY. MAKE THOSE CRAZY SCULPTURES, THOSE MATH NOTE DOODLES, THOSE OIL PAINTINGS, THOSE GAY SLASHFICS, THOSE STAR WARS COSPLAYS, THOSE COMICS ABOUT FORKS AND SPOONS AND SQUIDGIRAFFES. Show them to your friends, your teachers, your family, folks online, random bystanders (whoever you’re comfy with). But most importantly, keep making! If you find a style, a medium, a theme, that feels “right” to you, that connects with you, roll with it! Keep on rolling and keep finding the things that speak to you and fulfill you as a person and a creator and you will become an UNSTOPPABLE SNOWBALL OF ART
... I feel like I’m losing my point here.
Long story short, art is awesome and so are the people who make it. You keep doing what you do, and you are bound to end up somewhere interesting. DISCLAIMER: I’m only 22 and I know relatively little about the Grand Scheme of Things and am generally a very melodramatic and over-caffeinated individual. BUT I am firmly of the belief that art is a thoroughly good idea and people should KEEP MAKING IT GOSHDARNIT. And art teachers / professors / instructors: you peeps rock.
...Well goodness me, gettin’ all emotional here. I’m gonna go hide in the library and think about life for a little while.
also yes I date everything now shh don’t question it
As a lot of you already know, it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month - and as I don’t think any of you know, I’ve been performing self exams monthly because I’m prone to phyllodes tumors. When I found my first tumor it was about half the size on an egg and I was beyond terrified - I thought I was going to die. They’re non cancerous, but I’ve already had two removed over the course of my life time. The scarring is mostly under the skin, though I’m very self conscious because I’m almost two cup sizes smaller on one side and just this weekend I found another one. It’s small and benign but I’m having it removed in December.
So, as I face my third surgery in six years, I decided to dye my hair pink - not only because the bold color gives me courage but because I want everyone else to think pink as well. Breast Cancer is a very serious issue and though I know the “save second base” and “I love boobies” campaigns are super popular, I really strongly encourage every remember that there are people affected by this disease and they are so much more important than their breasts!
Sarah Ogutu - "One Black" "America is a stolen land built on stolen people. She is a thief and still, nowhere else is home, but her." Performing at the September 2014 Saint Paul Soap Boxing Poetry Slam. Subscribe to Button on YouTube!
Joyce Lee - "To Baltimore" "Maryland says you're too cold to be claimed. You're too calm about your cold to be seen as anything but dead and dying." Performing as the September feature at the Soap Boxing Poetry Slam in Saint Paul.
